Widex Hearing Aids: Models, Features, Prices, and Reviews

Widex is a leading global hearing aid manufacturer known for delivering exceptionally natural sound quality, advanced AI personalization, and innovative hearing solutions that cater to audiophiles, musicians, and first-time users alike. The company’s unique sound processing philosophy—centered around PureSound™ with ZeroDelay™—provides exceptional sound quality, hearing in noise, and real-world audio experiences with minimal distortion.

In March 2025, Widex introduced its newest flagship hearing aid, Widex Allure, which features enhanced speech-in-noise performance and new personalization features via its AI assistants. Widex was an early adopter of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in hearing aids. The versatile Widex MOMENT™ platform introduced the company's faster sound processing and rechargeable hearing aids that support streaming from iOS and Android devices. Widex continues to push the boundaries of hearing technology for people with mild to severe hearing loss.

Below, we'll cover all of Widex's current hearing aid models, technology, and accessories.

Widex Allure: Flagship Technology with Natural Sound and AI Personalization

Widex Allure is the company’s newest flagship hearing aid platform. Designed around the new W1 chip, Allure combines ultra-low delay processing, improved speech-in-noise performance, and exceptional AI-powered personalization. The device debuts with one model: the rechargeable receiver-in-canal Allure RIC RD, a hearing aid with direct Bluetooth streaming and an impressive 25 hours of battery life (7 hours with streaming).

At the core of Allure is PureSound with ZeroDelay, which is shared with Widex MOMENT and delivers sound processing in under 0.5 milliseconds. This extremely fast signal processing of audio signals minimizes the time difference between when processed (amplified) sound from the hearing aid and the natural unprocessed sounds through venting in the ear tip mix and arrive at the eardrum. The goal of PureSound is to eliminate the phase differences between processed and unprocessed sounds and get rid of the artificial “tinny” effect that can result in inferior sound quality.

The video below demonstrates how PureSound works:

In Allure, PureSound is enhanced with stronger noise reduction and directional speech enhancement, helping users better understand speech in busy environments. The addition of Speech Enhancer Pro, adaptive feedback suppression, and a new sound classifier that can better distinguish between speech, noise, and different types of music. A dedicated audio streaming processor that allows you to adjust the level of environmental sounds for better and more enjoyable listening of music and phone calls is also included. All of this is made possible via the new W1 chip that boasts 4 times the processing power and memory compared to MOMENT.

The new Allure app makes this one of the most full-featured and user-friendly hearing aids on the market. Two AI-driven tools allow you to customize your sound preferences and instantly leverage data from global users of Allure to get optimal performance in real time. You can also focus the directional microphone beam (front, back, left, or right), and the app contains a library with a wide assortment of tutorials and how-to videos.

The Allure app also has an Apple Watch version that allows you to adjust volume, change programs, mute the aids, and check battery status.

Allure currently has two charger options (standard and Charge n Clean). A single charge provides 25 hours of power, taking into account approximately 7 hours of Bluetooth streaming. A quick 30-minute charge provides about 4 hours of use.

WIDEX MOMENT: A Proven Performer with Broader Style Options

While Allure takes center stage as Widex’s newest flagship technology, the WIDEX MOMENT platform, which was released in March 2020, remains a popular and highly rated option, especially for those looking for a broader range of hearing aid styles and configurations.

As with Allure, MOMENT also features PureSound with ZeroDelay technology, providing natural, artifact-free sound. It introduced SoundSense Learn, an AI-based machine learning system that allows users to fine-tune their listening preferences in real-time through the Widex app. Many of these same features are built upon and enhanced in Allure, but MOMENT remains an excellent choice, particularly for users looking for smaller custom in-ear options, behind-the-ear (BTE) styles for more severe hearing losses, and models with disposable batteries.

Independent test results from HearAdvisor confirms MOMENT’s ongoing relevance: it earned a 4.6 out of 5 overall score, an “A” SoundGrade, and an Expert Choice Award. The platform performed especially well for speech clarity, own-voice comfort, and music streaming—though feedback control was one of its weaker areas, a limitation addressed in the newer Allure.

MOMENT also supports Made for iPhone (MFi) and Android ASHA streaming, and its broad device lineup includes models with and without Bluetooth, rechargeable and disposable battery options, and compatibility with Widex’s accessory suite.

Wireless audio streaming in MOMENT

Widex MOMENT launched out the gates with full audio streaming capabilities for iPhone and iPad. In October 2021, Widex announced wireless audio streaming from Android without the need for accessories for the MOMENT BTE 13 D, BTE RD, RIC 312 D, and mRIC R D MOMENT form factors. All models support Widex’s suite of wireless accessories, but the RIC 10 form factor does not support wireless streaming directly from iOS or Android devices.

Below, we'll briefly look at Widex's two technology innovations that are built on the MOMENT platform—both of which are rechargeable RIC hearing aids featuring full connectivity and audio streaming from Apple iOS and Android devices, as well as Widex accessories.

MOMENT SmartRIC: A new shape for sound

Widex launched its latest innovation in February 2024, the MOMENT SmartRIC, a groundbreaking design that departs from the traditional RIC style. SmartRIC features an innovative L-shaped design, with a 20-degree curvature at the top that elevates its dual-directional microphones. This strategic positioning is intended to ensure optimal alignment with the wearer's focus, improving the signal-to-noise ratio, particularly in challenging listening conditions.

SmartRIC distinguishes itself with additional refinements. Its redesigned microphone inlets effectively reduce wind and touch noise, enhancing overall listening comfort and naturalness.

The SmartRIC boasts an impressive battery life of up to 37 hours on a single charge, making it Widex's longest-lasting RIC yet. Its sleek portable charging case is one of the best-looking and feeling in the industry, offering convenient recharging capabilities. The charger's compact design allows it to fully recharge the SmartRIC in just 4 hours, providing an additional 8 hours of usage with a quick 30-minute charge. Furthermore, the charger accommodates 5 extra charges for on-the-go convenience.

Widex MOMENT SHEER

Introduced in September 2022— two years after the original launch of the MOMENT platform—Widex MOMENT SHEER sRIC RD is designed to extend the benefits of natural sound to support overall well-being and improvement in difficult listening situations. SHEER features the company’s PureSound™ technology found in all MOMENT aids, as well as acoustically superior ear-tips, more versatile AI personalization, and Widex SoundRelax, which is a new palette of fractal sounds to manage tinnitus and to support relaxation, concentration, and wellbeing.

Grab a set of good-quality headphones and listen to Widex MOMENT SHEER yourself by playing the sound sample found in the "View product details” below.

SHEER takes over from the Widex mRIC. From a physical standpoint, the aids look identical. However, Widex has redesigned the sRIC’s microphone ports so it’s easier and more comfortable for sRIC users to hear, process, place, and discern sounds in even the most complex listening environments.

Widex MOMENT SHEER also has a new charger which is an upgrade from what some users viewed as a hard-to-open lid. Additionally, the My Sound 2.0 app has been updated with new A-B comparisons that include compression settings that give users greater choice when fine-tuning their own listening preferences.

Importantly, three new styles of eartips have also been added in SHEER that expands the fitting range of the hearing aids to accommodate more severe hearing losses.

With the introduction of SHEER, Widex also added eight new tones in its tinnitus feature, SoundRelax (see below), an audio library that brings the calming effect of soft tones and modulated nature sounds to wearers—with and without tinnitus (see video below).

SoundSense Learn and the MOMENT MySound app

Found in the MOMENT MySound smartphone app, SoundSense Learn lets the wearer select their environment and listening goals, then listen and compare two sound profiles, and choose one they like best. Based on the wearer’s choices, the hearing aid learns what settings they like and improves their hearing experience in real time. This Widex-exclusive feature allows the wearer more control even in the most difficult listening environments and offers the hearing care professional insights into their patients’ sound preferences to further enhance treatment.

With SoundSense Learn, MOMENT wearers can create and name their own, personalized programs. If they wish, they can save the settings. It also lets wearers make individual volume adjustments on each hearing aid, adjust the directionality of microphones, and set location-based programs to switch on automatically. The MOMENT smartphone app also generates automatic updates that will give the user access to new features and product enhancements.

With the September 2022 launch of SHEER, MySound 2.0 has built on two different approaches to sound personalization: Made by You and Made for You.

• Made by You allows you to compare sounds through a series of A/B comparisons, and then the hearing aids tailor the experience to your listening preferences. With SHEER, these A/B comparisons have also been updated to include compression preferences, so there are now over 10 times more comparisons than the original MySound, allowing for greater individualization.
• Made for You collects and analyzes preferences from Widex users all around the world, then presents recommendations for your own use.

MOMENT CUSTOM hearing aids

Widex reduced the size of its processor engine by 40% in the Widex CUSTOM™ family to deliver hearing aids with custom cosmetic options without compromising sound quality. They deliver high-performance sound processing and Bluetooth connectivity through DEX™ accessories. Widex offers a number of in-ear CUSTOM-style hearing aids in the MOMENT family including MOMENT CIC Micro, CIC, Custom ITE, and ITE XP.

Widex EVOKE hearing aids

Released in mid-2018, EVOKE™ features automatic sound processing, natural sound and performance in a variety of difficult listening environments, with SoundSense technology across all product styles and tiers. Like the newer MOMENT hearing aids, EVOKE uses machine learning to improve listening comfort.

The Widex EVOKE™ Fusion 2 is a Made-for-iPhone, receiver-in-the-canal (RIC) hearing aid that comes in four performance levels. Machine learning and “SoundSense Learn” personalizes and optimizes sound settings in any listening environment, in real time. It lets you make on-the-fly choices that serve to constantly improve the performance of the EVOKE Fusion 2 hearing aids via two A/B sound profiles.

The Widex EVOKE smartphone app offers a variety of control options, including advanced control for streaming, volume and programs, directional focus, and more. With it, you can create and name your own personalized programs and save the settings. It also lets you make individual volume adjustments on each hearing aid, adjust the directionality of microphones, and set location-based programs to switch on automatically. The app also downloads automatic updates from Widex with new features and product enhancements.

Evoke comes in several form factors with many different color choices:

• Evoke RIC 10 is the smallest RIC Evoke model with a size 10 disposable battery and can be controlled via the TONELINK™ app or a DEX accessory device.
• Evoke behind-the-ear (BTE) 13 D uses a size 13 battery, provides direct streaming from iOS, and is controlled via the EVOKE™ app.
• Evoke Fashion BTE and Evoke Fashion Mini BTE have a size 312 battery and can be controlled via the TONELINK™ app.
• Evoke Fashion Power BTE for people with severe hearing loss uses a size 13 battery for the longest battery life in the line, and can be controlled via the TONELINK™ app.
• Evoke custom hearing aids: Evoke is also available in CIC, CIC Micro, and XP ITE styles. Depending on size, most come with a push-button control and can be operated via the TONELINK app.

About Widex

Widex is one of the largest hearing aid brands in the world. Founded in 1956 in Denmark by Christian Tøpholm, a gifted Swiss engineer, and Erik Westermann, a savvy Danish entrepreneur. Both had worked for Oticon hearing aid Founder William Demant. The company experienced considerable success and growth. Today, Widex hearing aids specialize in innovative ways to deliver the best possible sound quality and performance in real-life situations.

In March 2019, Widex merged with Sivantos, which includes Rexton and Signia (formerly Siemens Hearing Instruments). The combined parent company, WS Audiology (WSA), is now the third-largest hearing aid company in the world and is still largely controlled by the Tøpholm and Westermann families. Its world headquarters are in Lynge, Denmark, with US headquarters in Hauppauge, NY.

It is expected that ownership will soon take WSA public with an IPO.

Notable Widex hearing aid features and technologies

Widex is a huge innovator in the world of hearing aids. Along with the first DSP in-ear hearing aid (Widex Senso in 1995), machine learning, and ultra-fast processing, Widex has a long-standing reputation as being the best hearing aid brand for musicians, with many rating Widex as the best brand for natural music reproduction.

Widex was also the first company to pioneer longer attack/release times in hearing aid sound processing, which ultimately led to variable-speed compression that makes hearing aids sound "smoother" when in complex listening situations like music and noise. Widex is also a pioneer in tinnitus relief, due in part to its Zen Fractal Technology, which offers a variety of sound therapy solutions for both the user and hearing care provider. Zen Fractal Technology is available in all hearing aid models.

Widex rechargeable hearing aids

MOMENT SHEER is one of the smallest rechargeable lithium-ion RIC on the market. The MOMENT rechargeables represent Widex's first foray into lithium-ion technology. Previously Widex worked with ZPower to supply retrofit silver-zinc rechargeable battery solutions for the older Evoke product line; however, with lithium-ion becoming the de facto rechargeable solution, all hearing aid manufacturers are now developing lithium-ion solutions.

Aside from achieving a tiny hearing aid size, the lithium-ion solution also helps to provide improved moisture protection. With the standard charger, you can get a full day of use from Widex rechargeable hearing aids with a 4-hour charge, and 4 hours of use from quick 30-minute charge.

The company has also released the Widex Charge n Clean. It offers the same charging and use times along with a UV-C LED treatment that eliminates up to 99.99% of bacteria, yeast and viruses, according to the company. Widex Charge n Clean is available for the SHEER and Moment BTE R D.

For its latest hearing aid, SmartRIC, Widex provides its first-ever portable charging solution, holding an impressive 5 extra charges. The compact charger can fit into your pocket or a small purse and features LEDs to alert you about its charging status. The charger fully recharges the SmartRIC in just 4 hours or provides an additional 8 hours of continuous use with a quick 30-minute charge. It uses a USB-C cable or can be charged on a Qi charger pad.

Machine Learning

Machine learning is a form of artificial intelligence where systems learn from data, identify patterns and make decisions on their own. In Widex MOMENT and EVOKE hearing aids, SoundSense Learn technology has hearing aid users listen to sound profiles suggested by an app on their smartphones. The user is presented with simple sound profiles via A/B comparisons, then listens and compares the sound profiles, and selects their preference for either A or B. The users’ choices are then fed back into a machine learning system, the Widex Cloud, where the process continues and new intelligent sound profiles are presented to other users. The SoundSense Learn feature constantly improves the personalized sound settings for various listening environments and is available to MOMENT and EVOKE wearers—right in the moment when they need them.

Fluid Sound Analyzer

Widex hearing aids automatically react to different listening environments with Fluid Sound Analyzer technology, and the Fluid Sound Controller automatically adjusts device settings to those different environments. This feature is known as SoundClass Technology and minimizes the need for additional dedicated programs. It distinguishes between settings with speech and without speech to allow for both comfort and clarity in any environment.

Widex tinnitus solutions

Widex was the first to employ tone-based sounds in hearing aids to treat tinnitus when it introduced its ZEN Therapy system in 2012. Widex hearing aids generate "fractal tones"—pleasant sounds that don't repeat (similar to a wind chime) to manage tinnitus noises in the ears and head. The Widex ZEN Tinnitus App allows listeners to stream soothing sounds through their hearing devices. Widex Zen Therapy also includes counseling, amplification, and relaxation techniques.

The new Widex SoundRelax, introduced with Widex SHEER in 2023, uses the fractal mathematics in ZEN to create constantly changing, soothing tones and harmonic melodies to relax the mind and aid concentration and well-being.

Widex hearing aid accessories

Widex hearing aid accessories transmit audio from your phone and TV directly to your hearing aids. (To learn which accessories work with the Widex hearing aids you wear, consult with your hearing healthcare provider.)

Widex SoundAssist

HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop says Widex SoundAssist is the Swiss Army knife of hearing aid accessories because of its multi-functionality. Its features include: Partner mic mode (remote microphone function for wearing on the lapel of person you'd like to hear); Table mic mode (hear people at the table more easily); Hands-free phone calls (hear and converse through the hearing aids); Streaming mode (audio streaming from hearing aids); Remote control for Widex MOMENT Bluetooth hearing aids; and Telecoil Mode (let's you hear magnetic induction loop systems).

Widex SoundConnect

Widex SoundConnect allows you to stream stereo audio directly from your computer to Bluetooth-enabled Moment hearing aids. It is a small plug-and-play Bluetooth device that looks like a tiny USB, and gives your computer up to 8 meters (8.5 yards) of connectivity with your hearing aids for video calls or any computer audio streaming.

COMDEX™ and UNI-DEX™ Bluetooth streamers

Widex COM-DEX and UNI-DEX are hands-free neck-worn streamers that transmit high-quality sound to hearing aids from phones, MP3 players and other devices. COM-DEX pairs easily via Bluetooth to a variety of Bluetooth accessories. It also works with an optional COM-DEX Remote Mic to hear better over distances up to 10 meters. And a COM-DEX App enables smartphone control of your hearing aid’s Bluetooth settings.

UNI-DEX is a neck-worn plug-and-play solution that streams wireless audio to your hearing aids. Unlike COM-DEX, it uses a standard cable that plugs into a 3.5 mm mini-jack in your mobile phone, MP3 player or other device. A one-hour charge to the battery lets the UNI-DEX stream for up to 40 hours. No Bluetooth or pairing are required.

CALL-DEX and PHONE-DEX 2 phone call solutions

CALL-DEX™ and PHONE-DEX 2™ make mobile and landline phone calls easier to hear and understand. If your mobile phone has a port for a 3.5 mm mini-jack, CALL-DEX will stream phone calls directly to your Widex hearing aids. CALL-DEX is a tiny accessory that inserts into the jack plug of your phone and lets you stream audio for up to 80 hours. No neck-loop is required.

PHONE-DEX 2 is an all-purpose, cordless phone that streams calls directly to both hearing aids. There’s no feedback and no need for a telecoil program or streamer. And PHONE-DEX 2 can be used as a regular phone by anyone else in the family as well. It sits in a base station that also charges the cordless handset, which provides up to 10 hours of talk time and 100 hours of standby time before needing recharging. Phone-DEX 2 also includes an on-board answering machine feature.

TV PLAY streams to your EVOKE and MOMENT hearing aids

TV PLAY™ streams audio from your television direct to your MOMENT* and EVOKE hearing aids. It’s easy to set up, with minimal cables that connect to the digital audio out and powered USB ports on your TV. The device can sit next to the TV or be easily mounted on its back. Sound levels can be controlled via the hearing aid control buttons, RC-DEX, or the EVOKE app. *Widex states that compatibility with MOMENT will not come until late 2020.

When TV PLAY is powered up, pairing is automatic—you just turn the hearing aids off and back on. And with the EVOKE smartphone app, you can adjust the volume of the TV and the volume of the hearing aids independently.

TONELINK app gives device wearers control

The TONELINK app uses a smartphone's speaker to transmit one-way acoustic commands that control key functions. Since these commands are sent in a coded sound from the smartphone to the hearing aid, users do not need Bluetooth or assistive listening devices. The TONELINK hearing aid app enables users to discreetly change programs, adjust volume, mute, and change directional focus.

Legacy Widex hearing aids

Widex's primary hearing aid lines are its flagship Moment hearing aids and its Evoke product line. However, the company previously manufactured and marketed the BEYOND™ and UNIQUE™ hearing aids, which may still be available in some global regions and in secondary marketplaces (e.g., eBay, etc).

BEYOND hearing aids

Widex BEYOND, introduced in 2016, is a Made-For-iPhone (2.4 GHz) hearing aid compatible with Widex's full suite of wireless DEX™ devices, including a streamer that provides Bluetooth connectivity for streaming audio from non-Apple devices. A smartphone BEYOND App allows users to control their hearing aids, including streaming, hearing aid volume, directional focus, and sound equalization adjustments.

UNIQUE hearing aids

Widex UNIQUE hearing aids, introduced in 2015, feature Sound Class Technology that divides listening environments into nine distinct sound classes to better suit each wearer’s own sound situation. They include a Wind Noise Attenuation system that reduces wind noise, making the hearing aids more comfortable and making speech easier to hear, addressing a common challenge for hearing aid wearers. A Soft Level Noise Reduction system ensures that soft speech sounds are maintained for users while unwanted sounds are limited.

Other Widex legacy hearing aid models

• Widex DREAM hearing aids
• Widex SUPER hearing aids
• Widex CLEAR hearing aids
• Widex MIND hearing aids